[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S73-S74]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

        LLOYD JAMES AUSTIN, OF GEORGIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     DEFENSE.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

        XAVIER BECERRA, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF HEALTH 
     AND HUMAN SERVICES.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        ANTONY JOHN BLINKEN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     STATE.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

        PETER PAUL MONTGOMERY BUTTIGIEG, OF INDIANA, TO BE 
     SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

        MIGUEL A. CARDONA, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     EDUCATION.


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

        MARCIA LOUISE FUDGE, OF OHIO, TO BE SECRETARY OF HOUSING 
     AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

        MERRICK BRIAN GARLAND, OF MARYLAND, TO BE ATTORNEY 
     GENERAL.


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

        JENNIFER MULHERN GRANHOLM, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     ENERGY.


                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

        ISABELLA CASILLAS GUZMAN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.


            OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

        AVRIL DANICA HAINES, OF NEW YORK, TO BE DIRECTOR OF 
     NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

        DEBRA ANNE HAALAND, OF NEW MEXICO, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE 
     INTERIOR.


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

        ERIC S. LANDER, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

        ALEJANDRO NICHOLAS MAYORKAS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 
     TO BE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.


                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

        DENIS RICHARD MCDONOUGH, OF MARYLAND, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     VETERANS AFFAIRS.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

        GINA MARIE RAIMONDO, OF RHODE ISLAND, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE.


                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

        MICHAEL STANLEY REGAN, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, VICE 
     ANDREW WHEELER.


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

        CECILIA ELENA ROUSE, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
     COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS, VICE TOMAS J. PHILIPSON.
        KATHERINE C. TAI, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, WITH THE RANK OF 
     AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY.
        NEERA TANDEN, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE THE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED 
     NATIONS, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF THE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE 
     UNITED NATIONS.
        LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS DURING 
     HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES 
     OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS.


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  On page S73, January 20, 2021, at the middle of the third 
column, the following appears: DEPARTMENT OF STATE LINDA THOMAS-
GREENFIELD, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS 
OF THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY, AND THE 
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE SECURITY 
COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS. LINDA THOMAS-GREENFELD, OF 
LOUISIANA, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO 
THE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS DURING 
HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: DEPARTMENT OF 
STATE LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE THE 
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED 
NATIONS, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
AND PLENIPOTENTIARY, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OF AMERICA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS. LINDA 
THOMAS-GREENFIELD, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
OF THE UNITED NATIONS DURING HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS 
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED 
NATIONS.


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                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

        THOMAS J. VILSACK, OF IOWA, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     AGRICULTURE.


                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

        MARTIN JOSEPH WALSH, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     LABOR.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

        JANET LOUISE YELLEN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE 
     TREASURY.
        ADEWALE O. ADEYEMO, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY 
     OF THE TREASURY, VICE JUSTIN GEORGE MUZINICH.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

        KRISTEN M. CLARKE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN 
     ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, VICE ERIC S. DREIBAND.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

        DONET DOMINIC GRAVES, JR., OF OHIO, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY 
     OF COMMERCE, VICE KAREN DUNN KELLEY.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

        VANITA GUPTA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY 
     GENERAL, VICE RACHEL L. BRAND.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

        KATHLEEN HOLLAND HICKS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DEPUTY 
     SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE DAVID L. NORQUIST.
        COLIN HACKETT KAHL, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY 
     OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY, VICE JOHN C. ROOD, RESIGNED.


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

        BRENDA MALLORY, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL 
     ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, VICE MARY BRIDGET NEUMAYR.


                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

        JANET GARVIN MCCABE, OF INDIANA, TO BE DEPUTY 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, VICE 
     ANDREW WHEELER, RESIGNED.


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

        JASON SCOTT MILLER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR 
     MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, VICE MARGARET 
     WEICHERT, RESIGNED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

        LISA O. MONACO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE DEPUTY 
     ATTORNEY GENERAL, VICE JEFFREY A. ROSEN.

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                         PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

        VIVEK HALLEGERE MURTHY, OF FLORIDA, TO BE MEDICAL DIRECTOR 
     IN THE REGULAR CORPS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, SUBJECT TO 
     QUALIFICATIONS THEREFOR AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND REGULATIONS, 
     AND TO BE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR A 
     TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE JEROME ADAMS.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        WENDY RUTH SHERMAN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF 
     STATE, VICE STEPHEN E. BIEGUN.


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

        SHALANDA D. YOUNG, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF 
     THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, VICE DEREK KAN

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